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Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Mardi Gras Rages On Witih New Galactic Album 'YA-KA-MAY'

The great city of New Orleans is on its way back. The Saints recently won the Super Bowl and people filled the city's historic streets, the euphoric celebration stretching for days into a joyous music fueled Mardi Gras. For those who couldn't make the historic party or just didn't get enough, acclaimed New Orleans band Galactic is bringing the vital new sounds of the Crescent City to Jimmy Kimmel Live on March 4th.

The band has just released their stunning new album YA-KA-MAY which entered the Billboard charts at #142 and The Washington Post called: "The most thoroughly current overview of the Crescent City's musical landscape since Katrina." On the Kimmel show Galactic will perform the song "Bacchus" with NOLA soul legend Allen Toussaint as well as "Heart of Steel" with Cyril Neville of the famed Neville Brothers on vocals.

Critical Praise For Galactic's YA-KA-MAY:

"Ya-Ka-May is an excellent cure for the anemic rhythms and beats of a lot of current music, its rich sense of history only adding to its sense of urgency." - NPR's Fresh Air

"Ya-Ka-May is not merely collaborative amalgam of tracks, it is a unified whole that reflects NOLA's musical vitality and revels in it all simultaneously; it's the sound of musical community being itself for itself, while screaming--in full party mode--into the world they're alive and evolving." - All Music Guide

"In the 15 tracks, there's enough funk, jazz, R&B, soul and rock in the gumbo to make Dr. John's head spin. Yet the common thread that runs through the music is Galactic's ability to make tunes - even slow ones like "Liquor Pang" - into a Mardi Gras rave." - NY Post

Galactic is currently on tour, taking their dynamic one of a kind live show across the country.